Interlog

Reconciling Anger Towards Pope Benedict

If Buddhism is attractive, it's only because it suggests that by belonging to it you can touch the infinite, and you can have joy without concrete religious obligations. It's spiritually self-indulgent eroticism.''

At a simple glance, this statement reflects an arrogant, disrespectful and self-centered individual. One that is blind by ones own mental afflictions. Hard to imagine that this is words of the highest nobility and intelligence that the Catholic Church has to offer. Of course, as many of you may know those words were spoken by none other than Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, now Pope Benidict XVI.

Salvation

It is wonderful the way the item Is life fair has generated such a uantity of intelligent discussion. One thread that has emerged there that seems worth promoting to a main posting is the question: What is meant by salvation? Buddhism and Christianity both offer

Buddhist-Christian Dialogues at Naropa University

Greetings.  I'd like to introduce myself as a new contributor to this multi-blog.  My name is Danny Fisher, and I'm a graduate student working towards a Master of Divinity degree at Naropa University in Boulder, CO, USA.  At present, I'm wrapping up my second year (of three) at Naropa, preparing to begin a Clinical Pastoral Education unit this summer at a local hospital.  I also maintain a weblog of my own.

Is Life Fair?

A theme that has come out in the discussion on the item Compassion for the American Christian Right has been the question: "Is Life Fair?". This seems worth lifting to the status of a full post. In Christianity, there is

Ever Alone?

Tharakesh draws attention to Tillich's essay The Eternal Now, which is actually about aloneness and solitude which Tillich sees as both man's (and woman's) creative wellspring and his curse. We are alone in

Compassion For The American Christian Right

By Amadeus

I would like to first introduce my self as a new contributor to this blog. My name is Amadeus and I am a political researcher/consultant and grad student from Oregon. I have been involved in politics for over five years and enjoy it most of the time. I currently operate Dharma::Vision, a place where

Life Issues

On March 31, 2005 Ms. Terri Shiavo died in a hospital in central Florida with her husband in attendance. Her death marked the end of a protracted and very public legal battle between her husband and her parents. It was a legal battle that moved through the entire US legal system and involved both the government of the state of Florida, the governor, as well as the federal government and President Bush. Ms. Terri Shiavo had been in a coma for the past 15 years. It seemed to be the general medical opinion that

Ecstatic Contemplation

I have been having some correspondence with Jhanananda. He has put together a very interesting and useful archive of articles on Ecstatic Buddhism, much of it based either on

Start

This is the beginning of a weblog on Buddhist-Christian Christian-Buddhist themes.